Modern U.S. History - Unit 1 Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Review content from Unit 1 which covered the Industrial Era, rise of the Populist and Progressive movements, America as an Imperialist nation, and World War I

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Carnegie articulated his view of the rich as mere trustees of their wealth who should live restrained lives and use their fortunes to promote the “general good" such as libraries, universities, and more. What was this called?

Gospel of Wealth

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What specific industry sparked the Rise of Big Business (ie. industrialization) in the second half of the 1800s in the United States?

railroad

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This political cartoon illustrates what phenomenon that became dominant in large urban areas in America by the end of the 1800s.

political bosses / political machines

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Provide a definition of laissez-faire economics.

theory that opposed any govt intervention in business affairs; the less that govt is involved in the economy the better off business (and society) will be

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Identify the labor union that sought to unite skilled and unskilled labor and allowed women and blacks to join

Knights of Labor

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religious social reform movement in the U.S. from 1870 to 1920. Supporters interpreted the kingdom of God as requiring social as well as individual salvation and sought the betterment of industrialized society

Social Gospel

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Which labor union witnessed a dramatic decrease in membership following the Haymarket Square Riot as the public generally viewed the union as responsible for its occurance and being filled with anarchists?

Knights of Labor

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Who is depicted here and most often associated with leading the Populist movement (and merging with the Democratic Party) as a presidential candidate in 1896?

William Jennings Bryan

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Identify ONE position of the Populist Party's Omaha Platform of 1892.

8 hour workday; add silver to the money supply; govt. ownership of r.r.; secret ballot; direct election of U.S. senators

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Identify ONE solution proposed by the Populists and later achieved by the Progressives regarding the problem depicted in this cartoon.

secret (Australian ballot); recall; initiative; referendum

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What did the 19th Amendment do?

Guaranteed women the right to vote in national elections

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Identify a solution achieved by the Progressives to the problem depicted here.

Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act

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Identify ONE achievement of the Progressives in the area of conservation?

establishment of the National Forest Service; 150 national forests created; 230 million acres of land protected; 5 additional national parks created

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Which president was known as the "trust buster"?

President Teddy Roosevelt

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What is the phrase that BEST explains President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy? [HINT: African proverb]

Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick

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Identify ONE land acquisition that the United States gained from their victory in the Spanish-American War.

Puerto Rico; Philippines; Guam

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